Ander Herrera has announced his departure from Manchester United amid reports he will join Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season.
The 29-year-old, who was named the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year by United fans in 2016-17, has made 132 Premier League appearances during five seasons at Old Trafford but has become the first player to confirm he is leaving with others expected to follow as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer revamps his squad.
Herrera has started 16 of United s league matches this season, struggling to hold down a regular place as he once did under Jose Mourinho.
In an emotional video message posted via the club s official Twitter account, Herrera said: There is red in my heart. I knew it from the first time I played here and in the moment that I started…
When Mesut Ozil joined Arsenal in 2013 from Real Madrid for a then club-record fee of £42.5million, the signing was seen as something of a coup by the team from north London. The German was a fans favourite at the Bernabeu and dubbed ‘Europe’s assist king’
Ozil was a marquee signing, the kind that Arsenal fans had craved. Five and a half years later and the Germany international cannot even get in the Gunners squad.
The 30-year-old was omitted from the Arsenal squad for their surprise 1-0 defeat at BATE Borisov in the Europa League last 32 on Thursday night. It is not the first time Ozil has been left out of the Arsenal squad of late, despite being fully fit to play.
Ozil is not an Unai Emery player
Some fans and pundits because of his languid style of p…
Jose Mourinho faces off against Antonio Conte in the Premier League on Sunday in the latest chapter of their rivalry.
With Pep Guardiola and Mourinho in the midst of a relative detente and the latter apparently bored of riling Arsene Wenger, Conte has been in the Manchester United manager s sights all season.
An extraordinary row between Conte and his Chelsea predecessor played out in public last month. Can they keep their tempers under control this weekend?
In the aftermath, Mourinho claimed not to like confrontations with other coaches. The evidence below suggests otherwise.
Demenza senile
Premier League managers having a go at each other is nothing new, but it felt like Conte and Mourinho crossed a line earlier this season. Mouri…